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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lindernia monticola
FAMILY
Linderniaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
If the flowers are not present, the plants are so wiry-looking that you might not notice them at all Read more about Flatrock Pimpernel at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lindernia monticola
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-09-004:
Lindernia monticola
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Lindernia saxicola
COMMON NAME:
Flatrock Pimpernel, Riverbank Pimpernel, False Pimpernel, Piedmont False-pimpernel
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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JK Marlow jkm110416_761
April Etowah County AL
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JK Marlow jkm140426_614
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140426_614c
April Pickens County SC
Sepals linear-lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Keith Bradley kab_l_monticola_5092
April Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_l_monticola_5097
April Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_monticola_2
April
This flower apparently did not read the book.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_lindernia_monticola
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_lindernia_monticola_4
April
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7435
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7437
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7438
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Flowers are 2-lipped: the upper lip is 2-lobed, the bottom 3-lobed, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops.
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JK Marlow jkm060604_033
June Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm060604_040
June Pickens County SC
A basal rosette of half-inch elliptic leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0507k_05
July Greenville County SC
Wildcat Falls Wayside Park
Leaves primarily in basal rosette, stem lvs strongly reduced upward to bracts, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0507k_06
July Greenville County SC
Wildcat Falls Wayside Park
The white to violet flowers are solitary, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops.
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JK Marlow jkm0507k_07
July Greenville County SC
Wildcat Falls Wayside Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lindernia monticola
FAMILY
Linderniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lindernia monticola
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-09-004:
Lindernia monticola
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Lindernia saxicola
2080
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in GA Piedmont (uncommon or rare elsewhere)
Look for it in seasonal seepage on granitic flatrocks, and on river-scoured siliceous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Lavender-blue/Pale blue
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
5 sepals
2-lipped corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow, light tan
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops p34
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p090
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p091
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p160